No Protected Mode?

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"PhantomJ" wrote in message
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Oh. Well that explains it. I'm running XP.
Why don't they have it for XP?


You could try using DropMyRights (at least):

title Browsing the Web and Reading E-mail Safely as an Administrator /title
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms972827.aspx

(Live Search for
dropmyrights site:microsoft.com
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"Vincenzo Di Russo [MVP]" wrote:

PhantomJ wrote:

I've been hearing about protected mode in IE 7 and I think it is a great
idea. Sadly, when I went the settings, Protected Mode was nowhere in
sight. I have no options on it whatsoever. I have IE 7, so what's the
deal?

Windows Version?

The Protected Mode feature is available only in Windows Vista.

See:
http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/200...on-or-off.aspx
"Protected Mode for IE7 in Windows Vista - Is it On or Off?"
And:
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb250462.aspx
"Understanding and Working in Protected Mode Internet Explorer".

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